I’ve been listening to Michael Silverblatt’s interviews with David Foster Wallace for Bookworm, and they are quite rewarding. I especially like that Silverblatt starts out the interview on “Infinite Jest” by asking Wallace straight out whether the structure of the book is based on fractals. (!?)
The National Book Foundation highlights five very talented writers for their 5 under 35 campaign. I’m familiar with four of them, and like their work, but Fiona Maazel is, relatively speaking, a dark horse. (via Edward Champion)
Yet another radio/podcasting opportunity for short stories. There’s also Short Story (which didn’t receive enough submissions for their latest project), and Boundoff, in the Short Story links to the right. Lastly, Narrative Magazine is accepting onhealthy canada drug pharmacy audio files of short stories and performances for their 30 Below story contest. So submit and listen.
Levi at Literary Kicks compares the shortsightedness of the financial markets to the publishing industry.
I don’t want Jim Crace to retire. Writers don’t retire, they die. And of all writers to retire, I would want it to be someone whose work has slid in recent years, which his hasn’t. I also find it funny that although the article is about Crace, the enormous picture is of John Updike, the implication being that he should be the one to retire after “Terrorist” and recent other misfirings.
At age 31, Chimamanda Adichie is now officially a genius.
